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Thanks to BRF Members --> Abhibhushan, Ashish Raval, Basant, Dileep, Fanne, Indranil Roy, Kakarat, Kartik, Khalsa, Lakshman_PST, Neela, Nilesh Rane, Prasad, SaiK, Sankum and Vamsee for their contributions.
Info below (but not all) can be counter referenced here ---> http://www.tejas.gov.in/first_flights.html
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) webpage on Tejas Mk1 ---> https://www.ada.gov.in/images/mk1.htm
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Milestones Achieved
• ₹48,000 Crore contract for 73 Tejas Mk1A-FOC fighters and 10 Mk1-FOC trainers was signed at Aero India '21 in Bengaluru on 03 Feb 2021.
URL, 03 Feb 2021
• US $716 Million contract for 99 General Electric F404-IN20 turbofans and support services was signed in August 2021.
URL, 19 Aug 2021
• Two Mk1 airframes were allocated as 'prototypes' of the Tejas Mk1A. They are SP-25 (LA-5021) and LSP-08 (KH-2018).
URL, 30 Aug 2022
• First flight occurred on 20 May 2022 with LSP-8 (KH-2018) and will continue for 20 - 24 months.
URL, 01 Aug 2022
First Flight of the Tejas Mk1A Prototype
HAL Reference Number ... Serial Number ... Aircraft First Flight ... Pilot(s)
• LSP-8 ... KH-2018 ... 20-May-2022 ... <insert rank> <insert name>
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Production/Delivery Schedule
Planned Deliveries of the Mk1A Single Seat Fighter - URL, 13 Aug 2021
• 2024: 2 aircraft
• 2025: 8 aircraft
• 2026: 14 - 16 aircraft
• 2027: 14 - 16 aircraft
• 2028: 14 - 16 aircraft
• 2029: 14 - 16 aircraft
Planned Deliveries of the Mk1-FOC Twin Seat Trainer
• Not Known
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Tejas Mk1A Squadron Inductions
• Will arm four frontline fighter aircraft squadrons in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• Deliveries to the Indian Air Force are expected to start in 2024.
Standard/Variant ... Orders ... Operator ... Units
• Mk1A (single seat fighter) ... 73 Aircraft ... Indian Air Force ... 4 Squadrons (18 Per Squadron + 1 Reserve)
• Mk1-FOC (twin seat trainer) ... 10 Aircraft ... Indian Air Force ... 4 Squadrons (2 Per Squadron + 2 Reserve)
Acronyms:
• SP: Series Production (Mk1A Single Seater)
• SPT: Series Production Trainer (Mk1-FOC Twin Seater)
First Mk1A Squadron
No X --- Squadron: Re-Raised on DD-MM-YYYY
Raising CO: <Insert Rank> <Insert Name>
Strength: 18 Single Seater + 2 Twin Seater
HAL Reference Number ... Serial Number ... Aircraft First Flight ... Pilot(s)
• SP-33 ... LA-5033 ... 28-Mar-2024 ... Group Captain Kolal Krishnamurthy Venugopal (Retd)
• SP-34 to SP-50 ... LA-5034 to LA-5050
• SPT-09 ... LT-5209
• SPT-10 ... LT-5210
Second Mk1A Squadron
No X --- Squadron: Re-Raised on DD-MM-YYYY
Raising CO: <Insert Rank> <Insert Name>
Strength: 18 Single Seater + 2 Twin Seater
HAL Reference Number ... Serial Number
• SP-51 to SP-68 ... LA-5051 to LA-5068
• SPT-11 ... LT-5211
• SPT-12 ... LT-5212
Third Mk1A Squadron
No X --- Squadron: Re-Raised on DD-MM-YYYY
Raising CO: <Insert Rank> <Insert Name>
Strength: 18 Single Seater + 2 Twin Seater
HAL Reference Number ... Serial Number
• SP-69 to SP-86 ... LA-5069 to LA-5086
• SPT-13 ... LT-5213
• SPT-14 ... LT-5214
Fourth Mk1A Squadron
No X --- Squadron: Re-Raised on DD-MM-YYYY
Raising CO: <Insert Rank> <Insert Name>
Strength: 19 Single Seater + 4 Twin Seater
HAL Reference Number ... Serial Number
• SP-87 to SP-105 ... LA-5087 to LA-5105
• SPT-15 ... LT-5215
• SPT-16 ... LT-5216
• SPT-17 ... LT-5217
• SPT-18 ... LT-5218
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General Characteristics
• Length: 13.2 meters
• Height: 4.4 meters
• Wingspan: 8.2 meters
• Wing Area: 38.4 square meters
• Empty Weight: 7,040 kg
• Maximum Internal Fuel: 2,485 kg
• Clean Take-Off Weight: 10,330 kg
• Maximum Take Off Weight: 14,240 kg
• Maximum External Payload Capacity: 3,910 kg
• Engine: General Electric F404-IN20 turbofan (Info Sheet --> https://www.geaviation.com/propulsion/military/f404)
• Airframe Life: 9,000 hours
• Hard Points: 7 + 1
Performance Specifications
• Service Ceiling: 50,000 feet
• G Limits: +8g / -3.5g
• Thrust: 53.9 kN dry thrust and 89.8 kN wet thrust
• Maximum Speed: Mach 1.6
• Ferry Range: 2,800 km
Avionics
• Radar: Elta EL/M-2052 AESA radar with EL/L-8222 ECM pod for initial production batch.
*Later production batches could feature LRDE's Uttam AESA radar and DARE's Unified Electronic Warfare Suite.
Armament
• Guns: One 23mm twin-barrel GSh-23 auto-cannon
• Close Combat Missiles: R-73, ASRAAM and Python 5
• Beyond Visual Range Missiles: Astra Mk1, Astra Mk2, I-Derby ER and R-77
• Rockets: TBD
• Air-to-Surface Missiles: TBD
• Anti-Radiation Missiles: TBD
• Anti-Ship Missiles: TBD
• Precision Guided Munitions: TBD
• Laser Guided Bombs: TBD
• Un-Guided/Gravity Bombs: TBD
• Cluster Munitions: TBD
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Articles on the Tejas Mk1A
HAL looks to the future with lethal new warfighting system
https://www.ajaishukla.com/2021/12/hal- ... l-new.html
By Ajai Shukla, 01 Jan 2022
Removing Some Media Fallacies About The Capabilities of The LCA Tejas Fighter
http://delhidefencereview.com/2020/05/1 ... s-fighter/
By Indranil Roy, 17 May 2020
The pilot who helped Tejas breast the FOC tape
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in ... 19475.html
By Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (Retd), 31 March 2020
Tracking The Tejas: The Design Evolution Of An Indian Fighter
http://delhidefencereview.com/2019/02/2 ... er-part-i/
By Indranil Roy and Nilesh Rane, 22 February 2019
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Quote below from Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhaduria (Retd.), former Chief of Air Staff - Indian Air Force
URL, 29 May 2020
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tejas today what you are getting is the BEST IN ITS CLASS IN THE WORLD.
Take my word for it.
Quote below from Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (Retd), former AOC-in-C Western Air Command - Indian Air Force
URL, June 2018, Page 17
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------It must be stated that the LCA Mark 1 and Mark 1A are very good aircraft. We recently conducted a major exercise called Gagan Shakti, and the LCA performed remarkably well. The best range scores and the best weapon delivery emerged from the nine LCAs we had fielded, which really worked wonders. This gives me the confidence to state that the LCA will see us through the next 20 years, if not more, in technological capability terms.
Videos on the Tejas Mk1A
HAL's Top Scientists Explain LCA Mk 1A Cockpit
HAL's CATS Warrior With Group Captain Harsh Vardhan Thakur, VM (Retd) @ Aero India 2021
The Tejas Saga & the Future of Indian Aerospace Capability
The Tejas SPORT @ Aero India 2019
India's First Supersonic Trainer Aircraft (SPORT)